Joseph BENOIT
Born: 11 April 1836, Yamaska, Lower Canada
Died: September 1870, St Albert, North West Territories (Alberta), Canada
Died: September 1870, St Albert, North West Territories (Alberta), Canada
Married: Olive BELLEROSE 27 October 1868
Louis
BENOIT
Born
abt. 1801
,
Québec Province, Canada
Died
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Louis BENOIT married 
Marguerite FORCIER
Marriage date: 7 January 1823
Marriage place: Yamaska, Lower Canada
Sacred Unions: A Look into 19th-Century Catholic Weddings in Quebec
Marguerite FORCIERMarriage date: 7 January 1823
Marriage place: Yamaska, Lower Canada
Sacred Unions: A Look into 19th-Century Catholic Weddings in Quebec
Children of Louis BENOIT and Marguerite FORCIER
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Québec Place Names Through History
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- Early 1600s–1760
- Canada, New France
- 1760–1763
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- 1763–1791
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- 1791–1867
- Lower Canada
- 1867–present
- Québec, Canada
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1823 Marriage / PartnerLouis BENOIT and Marguerite FORCIER 7 January 1823, Yamaska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Michel-d'Yamaska)
1836 Birth of ChildJoseph BENOIT was born 11 April 1836, Yamaska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Michel-d'Yamaska)
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